@planktonteuta.bsky.social
Loves flashing lights, ocean, dragons, microbes. Music. Loud drums. Books. Real life scientist. Things i post here are reflection of my crazy mind, not my employers.
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I am hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for up to 4 years each. Topics include ice sheet reconstruction, GIA, spatial stats, and satellite geodesy. Based in Tasmania.
All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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Current Vacancies
careers.utas.edu.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I am hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for up to 4 years each. Topics include ice sheet reconstruction, GIA, spatial stats, and satellite geodesy. Based in Tasmania.
All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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🌊 whohoooo
As #Copernicus Sentinel-6B prepares for launch, EUMETSAT’s Hayley Evers-King shares why measuring sea level from space is a true team effort - and how this mission will set the global standard for observing our changing oceans.
Find out more about our next satellite here: bit.ly/449DD1U
Find out more about our next satellite here: bit.ly/449DD1U
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🌊 whohoooo
a bit cloudy, and a lot of light pollution...aurora australis
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
a bit cloudy, and a lot of light pollution...aurora australis
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I first heard rumours about this in September.
We're currently without one of our most powerful tools for communicating with spacecraft in deep space, and it's not clear when we'll get it back.
We're currently without one of our most powerful tools for communicating with spacecraft in deep space, and it's not clear when we'll get it back.
Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged
One of the largest antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may be out of service for an extended period, further straining the system.
One of the largest antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may be out of service for an extended period, further straining the system.
Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged
One of the largest antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may be out of service for an extended period, further straining the system.
spacenews.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I first heard rumours about this in September.
We're currently without one of our most powerful tools for communicating with spacecraft in deep space, and it's not clear when we'll get it back.
We're currently without one of our most powerful tools for communicating with spacecraft in deep space, and it's not clear when we'll get it back.
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MBARI’s mechanical technicians and engineers collaborated closely to build a titanium frame capable of holding cameras, sensors, and instruments used in the SINKER—SINKing Ecology Robot—imaging system, which collects vital carbon data. 🔧 🌊 🔬
Learn more: youtu.be/6_elP8a1o0M?...
Learn more: youtu.be/6_elP8a1o0M?...
MBARI's team of mechanical technicians make innovative new tech come to life
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
MBARI’s mechanical technicians and engineers collaborated closely to build a titanium frame capable of holding cameras, sensors, and instruments used in the SINKER—SINKing Ecology Robot—imaging system, which collects vital carbon data. 🔧 🌊 🔬
Learn more: youtu.be/6_elP8a1o0M?...
Learn more: youtu.be/6_elP8a1o0M?...
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“Tens or hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded NASA property and laboratories are at risk of either being discarded, mishandled, or out-of-commission for significant time periods.” 🔭🧪
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
GESTA’s Summary of Goddard Building Closures Status
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is the largest group of scientists, technicians and engineers in the US who develop Earth and space science flight missions. Below is GESTA's understanding of the...
www.gesta-goddard.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“Tens or hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded NASA property and laboratories are at risk of either being discarded, mishandled, or out-of-commission for significant time periods.” 🔭🧪
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
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The Zoom Earth loop shows the #DustStorm expanding from SE Iran across the Gulf of Oman — dense plumes spilling offshore and diffusing over the Arabian Sea. A clear view of how regional winds redistribute surface dust at scale.
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Zoom Earth loop shows the #DustStorm expanding from SE Iran across the Gulf of Oman — dense plumes spilling offshore and diffusing over the Arabian Sea. A clear view of how regional winds redistribute surface dust at scale.
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
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🌊 Postdoc Opportunity: Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🌊 Postdoc Opportunity: Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
For centuries, millennia, admin work have been killing us.
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
For centuries, millennia, admin work have been killing us.
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Western Indian subantarctic phytoplankton blooms fertilized by iron-enriched Agulhas water 🌊
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
Western Indian subantarctic phytoplankton blooms fertilized by iron-enriched Agulhas water
Nature Geoscience - Recurrent phytoplankton blooms in the western Indian Subantarctic Zone are largely supported by iron-rich water transported into the region by the Agulhas Current, according to...
rdcu.be
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Western Indian subantarctic phytoplankton blooms fertilized by iron-enriched Agulhas water 🌊
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
this is important for 🌊 too
Spooky story about NASA GSFC - story about destruction of NASA's center that is happening under the shadow of the shutdown.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
this is important for 🌊 too
Spooky story about NASA GSFC - story about destruction of NASA's center that is happening under the shadow of the shutdown.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Spooky story about NASA GSFC - story about destruction of NASA's center that is happening under the shadow of the shutdown.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
word.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
word.
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Hurrican Melissa had a central pressure of 892 millibars (about 88% of sea level) when it made landfall, which is incredible; the lower the pressure the stronger the air is drawn in and the stronger the winds.
So much power.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
So much power.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Science of How Hurricane Melissa Became So Extreme
A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded
www.scientificamerican.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hurrican Melissa had a central pressure of 892 millibars (about 88% of sea level) when it made landfall, which is incredible; the lower the pressure the stronger the air is drawn in and the stronger the winds.
So much power.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
So much power.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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“Dr. Marks is one of a handful of NOAA retirees who have been working on a volunteer basis this hurricane season to make sure that the significant improvements in forecasting capabilities over recent decades can continue despite large staff losses orchestrated by the Trump administration”
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Dr. Marks is one of a handful of NOAA retirees who have been working on a volunteer basis this hurricane season to make sure that the significant improvements in forecasting capabilities over recent decades can continue despite large staff losses orchestrated by the Trump administration”
Very cool 🌊
A time-lapse of the northwestern #PersianGulf — where #desert winds #dust the sea and nutrient-rich currents stir beneath the surface. #Phytoplankton🦠 bloom like brushstrokes of light, tracing invisible tides. The #ocean seems to breathe, each swirl a quiet dance of dust, #water, and life.🌀🟢🔵
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Very cool 🌊
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You VERY rarely ever see a satellite presentation like this anywhere in the world. And you certainly don't expect to see it this close to a mountainous island.
As of 5am EDT on Tuesday, #Melissa is the 8th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by central pressure (901 mb).
As of 5am EDT on Tuesday, #Melissa is the 8th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by central pressure (901 mb).
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
You VERY rarely ever see a satellite presentation like this anywhere in the world. And you certainly don't expect to see it this close to a mountainous island.
As of 5am EDT on Tuesday, #Melissa is the 8th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by central pressure (901 mb).
As of 5am EDT on Tuesday, #Melissa is the 8th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by central pressure (901 mb).
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
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We have a new PhD project to study ozone formation from fires. If interested in atmospheric chemistry, fires, living in Zurich, and studying at ETH, consider applying here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
PhD Position in Atmospheric Chemistry
jobs.ethz.ch
September 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We have a new PhD project to study ozone formation from fires. If interested in atmospheric chemistry, fires, living in Zurich, and studying at ETH, consider applying here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
dear @scalzi.com. as a weekend gift, I wanted to tell you that my 11 yr old son who is dressing up as Spock from SNW for Halloween discovered your books. (We had a conversation about words that are said in books only and we don't repeat them in school), but you have another fan for life.
October 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
dear @scalzi.com. as a weekend gift, I wanted to tell you that my 11 yr old son who is dressing up as Spock from SNW for Halloween discovered your books. (We had a conversation about words that are said in books only and we don't repeat them in school), but you have another fan for life.
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🌊 #Postdoc position available
📍 At WHOI with Dr. Le Bras
Analyse data from moored oxygen as part of the Overturning and Horizontal circulation of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (GOHSNAP).
Requirements
✅ PhD in physical #oceanography
To apply: whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WHOI-E...
📍 At WHOI with Dr. Le Bras
Analyse data from moored oxygen as part of the Overturning and Horizontal circulation of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (GOHSNAP).
Requirements
✅ PhD in physical #oceanography
To apply: whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WHOI-E...
Postdoctoral Investigator – Physical Oceanography
Job Summary The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Investigator (PDI) in observational physical oceanography under the supervision of Dr. Isabela Le Br...
whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌊 #Postdoc position available
📍 At WHOI with Dr. Le Bras
Analyse data from moored oxygen as part of the Overturning and Horizontal circulation of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (GOHSNAP).
Requirements
✅ PhD in physical #oceanography
To apply: whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WHOI-E...
📍 At WHOI with Dr. Le Bras
Analyse data from moored oxygen as part of the Overturning and Horizontal circulation of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (GOHSNAP).
Requirements
✅ PhD in physical #oceanography
To apply: whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WHOI-E...
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Today, the U.S. faces one billion+ dollar climate/weather disaster on average every 2w. That's a massive increase from one every 4m in the 1980s.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | Climate Central
Explore U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters since 1980, including total costs, trends, and impacts.
www.climatecentral.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today, the U.S. faces one billion+ dollar climate/weather disaster on average every 2w. That's a massive increase from one every 4m in the 1980s.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
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Our new satellites are really spoiling us this week - a 2️⃣nd set of first images has landed!
IASI-NG - the “hyperspectral Swiss Army Knife” flying on our new Metop-SGA1 satellite - was built for CNES by Airbus Defence & Space and designed to observe Earth’s atmosphere with unprecedented precision. 👌
IASI-NG - the “hyperspectral Swiss Army Knife” flying on our new Metop-SGA1 satellite - was built for CNES by Airbus Defence & Space and designed to observe Earth’s atmosphere with unprecedented precision. 👌
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our new satellites are really spoiling us this week - a 2️⃣nd set of first images has landed!
IASI-NG - the “hyperspectral Swiss Army Knife” flying on our new Metop-SGA1 satellite - was built for CNES by Airbus Defence & Space and designed to observe Earth’s atmosphere with unprecedented precision. 👌
IASI-NG - the “hyperspectral Swiss Army Knife” flying on our new Metop-SGA1 satellite - was built for CNES by Airbus Defence & Space and designed to observe Earth’s atmosphere with unprecedented precision. 👌
🌊 a chance to learn how to use a whole pile of amazing NASA Earthdata tools in cloud.
Registration open (free!) for "A welcome to NASA Earthdata and earthaccess". Expand your knowledge and use of NASA Earthdata, building on momentum behind the earthaccess python library and workflows in the Cloud.
November 13 & 14, 10am - 1pm PT.
Details: nasa-openscapes.github.io/champions#ch...
November 13 & 14, 10am - 1pm PT.
Details: nasa-openscapes.github.io/champions#ch...
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
🌊 a chance to learn how to use a whole pile of amazing NASA Earthdata tools in cloud.